The main highlight today was Belvide's first ever Stone Curlew that graced the north shore all day. A juvenile bird, found this morning by me and Paul Smith looking from off the dam. It started off along the shoreline below the north wood, before moving further west and showed well for a short time from the Hawkshutts hide late afternoon. I think this becomes only the 4th record for Staffordshire and the first available to all.
Other news today included a Turnstone dropping in late morning on the south shore, also 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 9 Common Sandpiper and 17 LRP were present. A juvenile Marsh Harrier was agian present this afternoon, also a Hobby flew over. The juvenile Black-necked Grebe remains off the dam. 11 Little Egret and a Great Egret were at the west end. 140 Moorhen were counted.
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